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Under Cabinet Accent Lights - code question

06-01-2006, 10:51 AM

Sorry to keep asking questions every week... but I know this is a great place to get em answered.

I am installaing accent lights underneath my kitchen cabinets. They are the kind that have long extension cord lines that can be cut to any length then all plugged into a central extension cord that then goes to an outlet. These come in 3 packs from HD. They are just the little circular surface mount kind.

My question. I have 9 of these (3 packs) that I want to install total and I want to bring all of them back to the same outlet. I dont think they are made to be daisychained but I dont have enough length to bring all of them back to a central location and plug all 9 into a strip. Is there any way to splice them all together without violating code?

If you can find some shallow boxes, (that are not too obvious when screwed to the bottom of the cabinet) you can make splices in there and put a blank cover over the box. You may want to look for shallow "wire mold" boxes. But if that doesn't work you'll just need to find a way to make all the little extension cords work for you. Unless the sets do have them...
Having splices out in the open is just an accident waiting to happen.

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Thanks Polar, I went to depot last night and bought some boxes. I want to do everything nice and proper. now I just need a stupid right angle drill for drilling between my cabinets. I am gonna go check around the building and see if someone has one in their office.

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Hey Josh,
Vermont American makes a rt. angle drill attachment. Sells for about $30 with the chuck. It's a light duty piece in that it will definitely do what you need. I wouldn't try hogging out 2x6's with an inch and a quarter ship auger with it though.
Milwaukee also makes a right angle drill attachment that sells for around $40 if my memory serves me right. They show it using a spade bit so it can handle a reasonable amount of torque. All you're going to need is about a 1/2 inch twist drill (or even smaller) to make your holes between cabs. Either one should work for you without having to go to the expense of buying yourself a dedicated rt. angle drill. If you can borrow one, great, but these are some low cost alternatives if you can't find someone who has one to loan out.
Jim Don